Radio Disney was an American radio network operated by the Disney Radio Networks unit of Disney Branded Television within the Disney General Entertainment Content, headquartered in Burbank, California.
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34 Facts About Radio Disney
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Network broadcast music programming oriented towards children, pre-teens and teenagers, focusing mainly on current hit music and a heavy emphasis on teen idols; compared to most CHR stations, Radio Disney was far more aggressive in playing only current hits and eschews recurrent rotation.
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In 2015, Radio Disney partnered with iBiquity to distribute the network terrestrially via its HD Radio platform, and with iHeartRadio for further digital distribution.
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Radio Disney had for a long time been involved in the music business, building off its success in movies and TV shows, which later became Radio Disney Music Group.
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However, with radio, Disney was not committed to the medium only doing a few shows.
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In late 1955, Walt Disney started The Magic Kingdom radio show—running Monday through Fridays and which was heard on ABC Radio.
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Radio Disney was test launched on November 18, 1996 in four markets, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, and Birmingham, Alabama by ABC Radio Networks.
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Pleased with the results in those four test markets, ABC Radio Networks announced on May 8, 1997 that Radio Disney would begin a nationwide rollout, with the network having 14 affiliates by the end of the year.
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In 2004, Disney paid the former Children's Broadcasting Corporation $12.
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Also, as part of the 10th anniversary, Radio Disney held the "Totally 10 Birthday Concert" on July 22, 2006, at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.
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In November 2008, Radio Disney relocated its main operations from Dallas to Los Angeles.
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Sometime in 2009, in September at the latest, Radio Disney changed its logo to the one they still used until their closure.
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In January 2010, Radio Disney Group requested permission from the FCC to "silence" five of its owned-and-operated stations while the stations were being sold.
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Radio Disney began to wind down operations on December 31, 2020 as their DJ's hosted their final shows, and was discontinued on SiriusXM on that same date.
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The final song Radio Disney played prior to being switched was “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield.
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On March 25, 2021, Radio Disney launched Radio Disney Hits, at the time exclusively on SiriusXM.
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The announcement noted that additional Radio Disney channels, including at least one Christmas music channel, would be added later in 2022.
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In July 2010, Radio Disney debuted its first scripted serial called My Dream, a contemporary story utilizing a format reminiscent of serials from the 1940s.
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Radio Disney carried a number of features from interactive contests to informational programs.
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From 2001 to 2019, Radio Disney held an annual awards ceremony, the Radio Disney Music Awards, to honor popular music artists featured on the network.
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In 2000 and 2001, Radio Disney launched two separate "world tours" that traveled to major U S cities including Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
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Radio Disney Networks is an American radio network that is owned by Disney Channels Worldwide, Inc, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television, a primary component of The Walt Disney Company's Disney Media Networks segment.
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Recently Radio Disney has become a Mainstream Top 40 Indicator reporter on Nielsen-BDS eventually being upgraded to monitored status with Nielsen-BDS.
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Radio Disney Junior was available via the Watch Disney Junior app in August 2014.
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On November 4, 2015, Radio Disney Networks launched a country music-focused internet radio station, Radio Disney Country.
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Radio Disney Country is a defunct country music focused internet radio network that launched on November 4, 2015, and was initially exclusive to Radio Disney's own digital platforms.
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On June 9, 2017, Disney announced that it would expand the network's distribution to include other digital platforms, such as iHeartRadio and TuneIn, as well as curated playlists on Apple Music and Spotify, and terrestrial radio with the flip of KDIS to the network as KRDC 99.
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Radio Disney Country's targeted audience was women aged 18 to 34 years old.
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The Walt Radio Disney Company owned most of the network's affiliates, though some stations were operated through local marketing agreements that had varying degrees of local management.
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Many former Radio Disney stations have diverse histories prior to the network affiliation.
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Radio Disney Latin America is a separate operation and won't be affected by the decision to shutter Radio Disney in the United States.
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Radio Disney planned to begin broadcasting on the digital radio platform in the United Kingdom by the end of 2008.
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Similar station, Capital Disney began broadcasting in 2002 on the DAB digital radio network, on Sky Digital and various digital cable television providers in the UK.
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